Hillbilly-Elegie

A rainy Ohio night, a ringing phone, a law book left open. A Yale student stands at a crossroads, between his Appalachian past and uncertain future, with generations of family struggles weighing on him. Ron Howard finds the universality in a specific American struggle.

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Hillbilly-Elegie was released in 2020 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 117 minutes.